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Soviet missiles points Soviets are 'ahead' of the US. Let's look at some of them more closely.
According to Reagan 'the Soviets have made a money significant numerical adin strategic nuclear delivery systems,' meaning, in plain English, that the Soviets have more nuclear armed missiles and bombers than the Us.
Soviet This claim is a distortion for two reasons. First, it ignores the fact that Briboth allies of the US missiles and bombers aim- sians.
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The warhead gap. The above diagram shows how in the period 1972-77, the American lead in warheads increased. (2,504 compared to 2,058).
the US delivery systems are equipped with than 9,200 warheads, while the Soviet has 6,000. Again, these tigures do not take East into account the British French warhead Furthermore, while no